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for three years, and the togetherness
continues on the field as well, with
Dylan at strong safety and Dustin at
strong side linebacker.
On Georgetown College Homecoming 2016,
Dylan, Donna and Dustin Haraway pose at
midfield. The Tigers’ team colors are orange
and black, so Donna – a proud Alabama fan –
works in some black-and-white houndstooth to
temper the orange.
The Tigers finished the 2016 season
7-4 with a top 25 ranking, and hopes are
high that they will build on that success.
In the spring coaches’ poll, Georgetown
made the biggest advancement in the
NAIA, up two notches to No. 23.
“The overwhelming majority of the
defense is returning,” said Steve, a
second-term commissioner in Madison
County. “But on offense, we lost a lot
of talent.”
The season begins in Montgomery
Sept. 2 against Faulkner. “A lot of our
family gets to go to that one,” Steve
said. Home base for the Tigers is near
Lexington, about a five-hour drive from
Madison, and the parents have logged
quite a few miles for road games in
West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and all
over Kentucky.
Bittersweet beginning
Georgetown has
been a good fit for the
Haraways on the field
and in the classroom.
There’s been ample
playing time during
football season, and
Dustin earned all-
conference recognition
at his position. The 2015
Tigers won their division,
so the brothers have
championship rings too.
The brothers have
earned Academic All-
Dustin Haraway (47) plays strong side linebacker.
American honors two
years running, Dustin
with a double major
in economics and
communications/media
studies and Dylan in
math and education.
The younger brother has
chosen a career path in
teaching and coaching,
so he may have the
easiest transition in the
whole family.
“We’re disappointed
that this is coming to an
end,” Steve said. “We’ve
had fun for four years;
it’s been exciting. But
they’ve got to go on and
Dylan Haraway (21) lined up at strong safety.
move on.”
As an elected official who has
His most frequent advice to the
served on both municipal and county
football-loving brothers seems as
governing bodies, Steve knows
though it could apply equally to father
firsthand about opportunities that
and sons, though Steve has much less
come in four-year increments.
risk of bodily injury.
“Being able to compete on game
And, when the 2018 college
day is because of what you do during football season eventually rolls around,
the offseason.”
one thing will return to normal for mom
“Get after it wide open while
and dad. “We’ll get back to pulling
you’re there, because when it’s over, I for the Tide,” Steve said, and back to
don’t want you to look back and say ‘I gameday wardrobes of crimson, white
wish I’d done this instead.’”
and houndstooth. n
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